On Sept. 21, Kissimmee Elks Lodge #1873 held its 16th Public Safety Night to honor local first responder departments.
Pictured are Joseph Santos, Kissimmee Police Officer of the Year; Anthony Shaffer, Saint Cloud Officer of the Year; Stephen Borrows, Kissimmee Fire Department Chief; Chief James Walls, who received the awards for Michael Kane, Kissimmee Fire Department Engineer of the Year, and Jaycius Golding, Saint Cloud Fire Department Paramedic Firefighter of the Year; Rafael Candelrio, Osceola County Corrections Officer of the Year; and Desha Hernandez, Osceola County Sheriff Detective of the Year. Not pictured is Donald Chapman, Florida Highway Patrol Trooper of the Year.